Instructional Innovation
Blackboard
Service Pack 8 - What's New? [PDF]
Blackboard is being upgraded on May 19, review this PDF to see the new changes.
SUMMER 2012 Blackboard Bulletin [PDF]
Blackboard training opportunities for April 2012 through July 2012.
Blackboard 9.1 Quick Reference Guides for Faculty
1.) Getting Started Guides
- Semester Checklist [PDF]
- Course Setup [PDF]
- Course Environment [PDF]
- Updating Personal Information [PDF]
- Course Content [PDF]
2.) Student Engagement Guides
- Blogs & Journals [PDF]
- Discussion Boards [PDF]
- Wikis [PDF]
- Notifications, Alerts, & Messaging [PDF]
3.) Assessment Guides
- Assessment & Evaluation [PDF]
- Tests, Surveys & Pools [PDF]
- Rubrics [PDF]
- Assignments (including Safe Assign) [PDF]
- Tips for Creating Online Tests [PDF]
- Adaptive Release [PDF]
- Reviewing Test Results [PDF]
4.) Grade Center Guides
- Starting Out with Grade Center [PDF]
- Creating Calculated Columns (weighting grades) [PDF]
- Starting a New Semester [PDF]
- Navigating & Grading [PDF]
5.) Course Management Guides
- User Management [PDF]
- Group Management [PDF]
- Archive and Bulk Delete (Recycle)[PDF]
- Managing Files & Content [PDF]
- Customization [PDF]
1.) Getting Started [PDF]
2.) Tests & Assignments [PDF]
3.) Discussion Boards, Blogs, Wikis & Journals [PDF]
4.) Notifications & Alerts [PDF]
Batch Enroll: Request Batch Enrollment
Requests will be processed in an order-received basis within 48 hrs. Mon. through Fri. We cannot honor special requests, such as processing enrollments on a specific day or after a specific date. Questions?
Contact the TLC at tlc@icc.edu or (309) 694-8908.
Blackboard Collaborate is an interactive web conferencing environment that can be used as a virtual classroom, allowing instructors to instruct and interact with their students in a live online environment. It also opens up possibilities for offering online office hours, online tutoring, and holding online meetings or webinars.
If you are interested in using Blackboard Collaborate, visit the Collaborate resources page or contact the Teaching and Learning Center staff for more information or training—tlc@icc.edu or (309) 694-8908.
Visit the Blackboard Troubleshooting page
for solutions.
- Discussion board file attachments
- Windows security dialog box
- Pasting into Bb from MS Word
- Special characters in File Names
For Student assistance with using Blackboard, visit the Learning Lab, East Peoria 236A, Cedar 136 at ICC North, or Perely 112 at the Downtown Peoria campus.
For Student assistance with Blackboard technical problems contact the professor teaching the course or contact the ICC Help Desk: email:helpdesk@icc.edu
phone: (309) 694-5457
For Faculty assistance with Blackboard, contact the Teaching & Learning Center Staff or contact the ICC Help Desk.
